Jonah Gillet (1708 - 1782)

Born 18 Oct 1708 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Granger) Gillett — married about 14 Aug 1725 (to 28 May 1753) in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 May 1782 at age 73 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Jonah was born in 1708. He was the son of Thomas Gillet. He passed away in 1782. ^[1]

Name

Name: Jonah /GILLET/ Given Name: Jonah Surname: GILLET^[2][3]

Birth

Birth: 18 Oct 1708, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut^[4][5]

Death

May 21, 1782 - Sgt Jonnah Gillet died adged 74 in the year of his adge in Wintonbury Church death records^[6]

Sgt Jonah Gillet, Sr^[7]

BIRTH 18 Oct 1708 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

DEATH 21 May 1782 (aged 73) Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

BURIAL Old Wintonbury Cemetery Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

PLOT 6th row from the back on north edge of cemetery

17 June 1781 - Will written in Windsor, Connecticut references:^[8]

• wife Esther
• son Jonah (Executor), Simeon, Thomas
• daughter Elizabeth, Margery, Rachel, Triphena, Marcy, Lucy

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74M-FJM : 11 February 2018), Jonah Gillet, 18 Oct 1708; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. Name: Jonah Gillet Gender: Male Birth Date: 18 Oct 1708 Birthplace: WINDSOR TWP,HARTFORD,CONNETICUT Father's Name: Thomas Gillet
2. ↑ Source: #S420 Page: p. 10 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Jonah Gillett, the posthumous son of Thomas Gillett, was born October 18, 1708, in Simsbury, and resided in what was called Wintonbury Parish of Windsor, now the town of Bloomfield, and was sergeant of militia.
3. ↑ Source: #S420 Page: p. 10 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Jonah Gillett, the posthumous son of Thomas Gillett, was born October 18, 1708, in Simsbury, and resided in what was called Wintonbury Parish of Windsor, now the town of Bloomfield, and was sergeant of militia.
4. ↑ Source: #S420 Page: p. 10 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Jonah Gillett, the posthumous son of Thomas Gillett, was born October 18, 1708, in Simsbury, and resided in what was called Wintonbury Parish of Windsor, now the town of Bloomfield, and was sergeant of militia.
5. ↑ Source: #S420 Page: p. 10 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Jonah Gillett, the posthumous son of Thomas Gillett, was born October 18, 1708, in Simsbury, and resided in what was called Wintonbury Parish of Windsor, now the town of Bloomfield, and was sergeant of militia.
6. ↑ Wintonbury Church Records - The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vols. 37-52 (1883-98), pg. 308
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #36729885
8. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 Probate Records, Vol 26-27, 1800-1806 Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.]

• Source: S420 Abbreviation: Encyclopedia of Biography Title: Encyclopedia of Biography
• Genealogical data concerning the families of Gillet-Gillett-Gillette by Latham, Esther Gillett, pg. 56

Acknowledgments

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